Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Supervisors continue to battle medical marijuana laws

UNION-TRIBUNE

7:01 p.m. August 5, 2008



SAN DIEGO – The county Board of Supervisors is continuing its court battle against the state's medical marijuana laws.

The board voted 4-1 Tuesday, with Supervisor Ron Roberts opposing, to ask the California Supreme Court to review its lawsuit challenging the state requirement that counties issue government identification to qualified medical marijuana patients.


The county contends the requirement conflicts with federal drug statutes that categorize marijuana as a dangerous drug with no medical benefits.

A Superior Court judge rejected the county's case in 2006, and an appellate court backed that decision Thursday. The state Supreme Court will be asked to review last week's ruling, said Tom Bunton, senior deputy county counsel.

Bunton said San Bernardino County, a co-plaintiff in the lawsuit, would have to file its own petition with the state Supreme Court or join San Diego County's, but has not done either.


http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080805-1901-bn05potsuit.html

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